Making compost is a great way to cut down on waste whilst boosting the nutrient intake of plants and supporting wildlife – and there's no better time to get started. 'Autumn is the perfect time to ...

Making compost is a great way for gardeners and environmentally conscious homeowners to cut down on waste, all whilst boosting the nutrient intake of plants. Create a purposeful, nutrient-rich compost ...

A great source of bulky, organic material is your own garden compost. The best time to make some is in spring, because it will rot down faster. It’s dead easy to make, it costs nothing and it does the ...

Discover the best materials to put in a compost bin and improve the structure, health and vitality of your soil With over a decade of experience at Which?, Tom covers everything from tech advice to ...

It's the beginning of April and I wonder how many New Years resolutions are still being kept, probably not many despite the good intentions. But you now have a second chance, by making a new gardening ...

It might surprise you to know that you actually can compost weeds. Although it sounds problematic, due to the tendency for ...

This is a halfreel film telling its audience how to use inedible parts of plants from their garden to make compost It seems pretty basic stuff but there were a lot of city boys working in what were ...

Growing vegetable marrows on a compost heap is a long-standing gardening tradition. Their roots permeate the rotting material where they find plentiful nutrients and moisture, while their luxuriant ...

A gardening expert has shared the mistakes some people could be making with their compost heaps. Matt Jordan, a gardening expert for The Greenhouse People, has warned that you could be attracting rats ...

Matt Jordan, gardening expert for The Greenhouse People, has shared some “mistakes” you could be making with your compost, attracting rats into the garden. 1. Getting the wrong ratio of greens and ...